Map of Denmark showing where the Larson arms are recorded
The Larson arms were recorded in Denmark, c. 1722.
Arms such as these were typically recorded in Sjaælland.
Zealand held the Danish court, the crown's offices and Copenhagen itself. Families who served the king kept estates within reach of it, and royal service was the ordinary route to a coat of arms.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Denmark in this period.
Frederik IV of Denmark
Sovereign of the period
Frederik IV of Denmark
1699–1730
Reigning in Denmark when the Larson arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Denmark
Danish heraldry during this period was closely tied to noble status and royal favor rather than being open to all citizens. Arms were typically granted by the monarch to individuals, and these symbols were then shared by all members of the noble house. If a family line died out, the right to use those specific arms ended with them.
Granting authority
The Danish royal chancery held the power to issue and regulate official coats of arms for the kingdom.
How they got arms
Families usually received their arms through a formal royal grant that confirmed their noble status and rights.
Where arms were recorded
These grants were officially recorded in the Danish Royal Chancery records starting in the sixteenth century.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Denmark.
Origin & History of the Larson Family in Denmark
The surname Larson is a patronymic name, which means it was originally created to identify a person as the son of a man named Lars. In Denmark, this naming tradition was common for centuries, as families did not use fixed hereditary surnames until much later. By the year 1722, records confirm that families bearing this name were well-established on the island of Sjælland. During this period, most people in the region lived as tenant farmers or laborers on large estates. Life for the Larson family in early eighteenth-century Denmark was defined by the rhythms of agriculture and the strict social structures of the time. Because the name simply meant "son of Lars," it was passed down through generations as a way to track family lineage within local parish registers. These records served as the primary way for the government and the church to keep track of the growing population in the rural Danish countryside.
Larson Meaning & Related Branches
Root word
Laurentius
Derived from the Latin word for the laurel tree or crown.
This name
LarsonA patronymic surname meaning son of Lars, which is the Scandinavian form of Lawrence.
also spelled
Larson
Larsin
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Daugaard, J. G., Om de danske Stednavne, 1853
Søndergaard, Bent, Slægtsnavne i Danmark, 1978
Rigsarkivet (Danish National Archives), Kirkebøger fra Sjællands Stift (Parish registers of the Diocese of Sjælland), 1722
Rigsarkivet (Danish National Archives), Folketællinger og Mandtaller (Census and tax records), 1722
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